Monday, November 30, 2015

Happy Monday! Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Today I'm back to share another Christmas card using one of my favorite stamp sets called White Christmas :)

I used some of the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper and stamped my scene directly onto the patterned paper, then stamped the same image onto some Whisper White cardstock, then cut it out, lined it up to my stamped Designer Series Paper, then glued it down! The tree trunks were colored in using a marker and I stamped then cut out a polar bear and star. So easy and so cute when it was all done!

This set is definitely one I'll continue using year to year... it's so versatile and fun to use.

Now head on over to check out all the awesome projects this week from the What Will You Stamp?design team.... you won't want to miss seeing all the creative ideas using this fantastic stamp set! :)

Monday, November 23, 2015

I had fun watercoloring on this card! I first stamped in versamark and then used white embossing powder to create my tree and snow scene, then watercolored over the top with Night of Navy and Elegant Eggplant.

It was a fun, quick card that would be easy to mass produce!

Now head on over to check out all the "lovely" projects this week from the What Will You Stamp?design team.... you won't want to miss seeing all the creative ideas using this classic stamp set! :)

Monday, November 9, 2015

Isn't that bear just too cute?! :) I love this stamp set! And I just had to use some of that woodgrain paper again!!

See those cute wooden leaves?! They are part of a set of wooden embellishments that coordinate with this stamp set and patterned paper -- so much fun to use! Also, I CASE-d the catalog a bit -- the sentiment is an exact copy of the stamping on a card! :)

Now head on over to check out all the other fantastic projects this week from the What Will You Stamp?design team.... you won't want to miss seeing all the creative ideas using this adorable stamp set! :)

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Welcome to another JAX Starz Blog Hop! This month our challenge is a sketch challenge!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Rose Ann Marr's blog. You can follow the full blog hop lineup below to move along from blog to blog, so you can see all of the new projects.

I saw more than a few cards where people put antlers on the penquin and... well... I just couldn't resist!

And here is the sketch that we used:

It's a fun sketch, so if you decide to use it, I hope you'll share the card you made with me!

Some Stampin' Tips:

Repeating elements. When I first started making this card, I did not have any snowflakes stamped on the white paper behind my little penguin guy and it looked empty. So I looked to the patterned paper that I was using as my background and repeated the snowflakes on my white cardstock by reversing the colors -- the patterned paper was Night of Navy blue with white snowflakes so I stamped my white background with Night of Navy snowflakes! It really gives the card a fun look.

Mix n' Match Stamps. I do this all the time... don't be afraid to mix your stamp sets... there is no hard and fast rule that you can only use one stamp set on your cards! :)

Pop of Color. So I needed some contrast on my card... there was lots of dark colors with the blue and black. So I added the Cherry Cobbler to really make the sentiment stand out and frame my penguin! It's always a good idea to add some pops of color to your cards.

Alright, that's all I have for today's hop..... the next stop is Beka Laing on this month's Jax Starz Blog Hop! Make sure you go check out all the
fantastic ideas... I just know that everyone will have some amazing
ideas to share today. Thanks for visiting and I'll see you next time! :)

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